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On Friday night, when I was reading some news online, an article about China's shoe manufacture and export caught my eyes. I thought that maybe it would be a good topic for us to talk about in light of what we discussed concerning China's mobile phone output last weekend. :-)

I do hope that what I have done for you will be a little help towards your Chinese language learning... :-)   


NEW WORDS:

Please click on any Chinese character that you need help with to see its Chinese pinyin, pronunciation and meaning, and then follow me to read it.

No.156: -- 中国以其每年九十亿双、占世界总产量50%的鞋产量，成为世界上最大的鞋生产国。
               -- China has become the largest shoes making country in the world with its annual production of 9 billion pairs of shoes, 50 percent of the world's total output.
           
No.157: -- 2005年，中国一万八千多家鞋生产商共出口鞋六十九亿双。
               -- More than 18,000 shoes manufacturers in China exported 6.9 billion pairs of shoes in 2005.

No.158: -- ２００６年上半年，中国的鞋出口总价值九十八点五亿美元。
               --   China exported US$9.85 billion worth of shoes in the first half of 2006.


Note: The English news cover is from People's Daily


If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn, or shirleyz004@yahoo.com, You are also welcome to publish your opinions in Forum For Friends. :-)   

--Shirley
Written and Recorded On Sun, Sep 10, 2006